Brazil | Draft resolution number 1134 | Amendment to technical regulation on provisions for packaging, coatings, utensils, lids and metallic equipment in contact with food

Title of document
Draft resolution number 1134, 23 December 2022;

Description
This Draft Resolution proposes the modification of the current regulatory framework regarding the technical regulation on provisions for packaging, coatings, utensils, lids and metallic equipment in contact with food.This regulation will be also notified to the SPS Committee

Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable

Need to establish additional requirements to be observed for uncoated aluminum materials and their alloys, requiring suppliers to provide along with the product information on their conditions of use, considering the factors that affect the risk of aluminum migration into food. It is necessary to allow 25 new stainless steel alloys as authorized metallic raw materials for the preparation of metallic packaging and equipment, as well as new references for some alloys already approved; allow stainless steel alloys with the surface completely blackened, vitrified, enameled or protected with polymeric coatings as authorized metallic raw materials for the preparation of metallic packaging and equipment; among others.; Protection of human health or safety

Notifying member: Brazil

Notification: G/TBT/N/BRA/1464

Objective tag
Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Documents

• consulta_publica_1134_2022+COPAR.pdf
• index.php

Timing:

• Submission: N/A
• Reception: N/A
• Distribution: 05/01/2023
• Final date for comments: N/A
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A